15. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- " appropriate authority ", in any context relating to a licence, means any person who, by name or by office, has been appointed to be such authority by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette under subsection (4) of section 3; " licence '' means a licence to carry OH business as a Shipping Agent issued by any appropriate authority to any person under this Act; " prescribed " means prescribed by regulations made under this Act; " Shipping Agent " means any individual, firm or company engaged in the husbanding of ships and provision of services to shipping in Ceylon on behalf of owners, principals, chatterers and masters, and includes:-
| (a) arrangement for provision of port services through the Port (Cargo) Corporation, Colombo Port Commission, Customs and other Government or semi-Government institutions, firms or private individuals; |
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| (b) attending to and compliance with the requirements stipulated for shipping by these and other bodies; |
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| (c) making arrangements for the provision of all other services to shipping through any other organization, firm or private individual including crew matters, Ship's Stores and supplies, ship repairing and servicing; and |
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| (d) arrangements connected with cargo loading and unloading, cargo documentation, cargo procurement and disposal, and financial and other or allied matters connected with all the above-mentioned services to shipping. |
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